Electric switch.



M. GUETT.

ELECTRIC SWITCH.

APPLIOA'IIOH FILED JUNE 28, 1911.

Patented Aug.v5, 1913.

LVVENTQR. Monroe Gueii.

BY Y

w. ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MONROE GUETT, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE HART & HEGEMANMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

ELECTRIC SWITCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 5,1913.

' To. all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MONROE GUE'rT, a

' citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in thecounty of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain newand useful Improvementsin Electric Switches, of which the following.,isa specification.

having features ofnoveltyand advantage. In the drawingsFigure 1 is'azside' elevation of a switch embodying my invention,

the receptacle being shown in cen'tralvertical section. Fig. 2 is a topview ofithe switch mechanism. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the switchmechanism similar to Fig. 1, but with some parts removed to showconstruction. Fig. dis an edge view of the switch mechanism.

Referring to the drawings 1 denotes the spindle on which is looselymounted a segmental gear 2 having teeth on diametrically. opposite sidesadapted to engage the racks 3, 4 attached to the. push buttons fi, 6,the push buttons and racks being utilized to turn the gear. Thelongitudinal movement of the racks is guided and limited by the frameplates 7, 7 which are slotted as at 8 and are connected together byrivets 9 which ride in slots 10 in the'racks. Fastened to I the spindleare a pair of arms 15, 20 on the u per end of which is mounted the oil'-push buttons, the racks are provided with engaging fingers 35,36 whichare adaptedto interlock with the lugs 17, 22 respectively, on the arms15, 20, these fingers traveling.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for by and releasing the lugs 17,22 after the throwing spring has beenwound up, with the result that thecontact 25 is-.m0ved from one position to another' withaquick snapaction. v. g,

This construction; is extremely" simple and pii'ective and very compact.It'-1is .particu- The objectof this invention is to produce an electricswitch-of the push button type;

daptefd for. use in pendant. 'st titches ously the utility of theinvention is ted-to such a structure.

claim as my invention:

Ina device of the. character described, a spindle, a. gea-rmountedthereon, sliding racks f meshing with said gearatopposite points, a

pushbutton secured at theend ofeach rack. an engagmg pro ection at ,tlieopposite end of each rack, said, push buttons :and' engagingprojectionsbeing at oppositessides of the sp ndle, a contact carrler mounted on thespindle and projecting therefrom on the side opposite the push buttons,engaging projections on the carrier adapted to operate one at a timewith the engaging projections on the racks, a throwing-s ring, andspring-engaging project-ions on tii and gear. I

2. In a device of the character described, av spindle, a gear mountedthereon, push buttons 'at one side of the spindle, racks secured to'thepush buttons and meshingwith said gear at. opposite sides, a pair-oiarm'smounted on the spindle pro ecting to the side e carrier thereofopposite the push buttonS Q'a contact mounted on said arms, engagln Jugsprojecting from the inner surfaces 0 said arms,

engaging-fingers at the ends of said racks projecting between said armsand adapted to cooperate with-said lugs one at a time, a throwing-springand spring-engag'ng projections on said carrier and gear.

. MONROE GUETT.

Witnesses:

Davin H. KIRKPATRICK,

A. E. PARSONS.

five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of fatents. Weshinzton,D. 0.

